"Thank God for your reviews! Because of reading them first, this soup came out awesome!! Hearing the original recipe was bland, I added 3 cloves of garlic, some red pepper flakes and
scallions (had them on hand), along with fresh herbs and I put some broccoli into the blender to puree with the other stuff. Also, only cooked broccoli for a minut"

"I just finished making this soup and it is delicious! I had to omit the leeks cuz my pathmark didnt have any BUT I added some stuff due to other reviews and the lack of flavor in the recipe. I added 3 cloves of garlic, half an onion, some green onion and a pinch of red pepper flakes. Plus fresh basil on the tomatoes before adding plus lemon zes"

"Excellent flavor but as I read in others reviews, fat in the sauce was a problem. I used a very good, lean cut of short ribs and thought that the fat wouldnt be an issue, however it was still there. I followed recipe exactly except I put a layer of onions and baby carrots at the bottom of the crockpot and extra garlic. Served over mashed potato"